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HARSANT, Herbert Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 763 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at South Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Mitcham, Southwark, London, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Council Secondary School, Southwark, London, England |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Illness (Enteric), At sea (HS Devanha), 9 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 68, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 763, 1st Divisional Train, Enlisted at South Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 763, 1st Divisional Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 763, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 9 Sep 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 763, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 763 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Army Service Corps Company awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-09-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Charles and Elizabeth Harsant; husband of Jessie Harsant of 44 Howe Crescent, Albert Park, Victoria and later of Waterloo Road, London, England
Date of promotion to Lance Corporal is unknown
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal